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Shao Jun

Shao Jun

Legendary Creature — Human Assassin

Shao Jun wants a deck that deals damage straight to its opponents. It also suits a deck that hurts every player at once and outlasts the pain.

  • Mana cost1 genericbluered
  • Blue, Red ()
  • Power / toughness3 / 3
  • RarityUncommon

Leap Strike — During your turn, Shao Jun has flying and first strike.

Rope Dart — Tap two untapped artifacts you control: Shao Jun deals 1 damage to each opponent.

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Cards That Fit Shao Jun

Picked for what they do in Shao Jun's deck. When two cards do the same job, the one with the lower comes first. All of them fit Shao Jun's color identity.Mana ValueThe total amount of mana a card costs, all added up. A card costing two generic and one green has a mana value of three. Wizards renamed this from "converted mana cost" in 2021, so older cards and articles may still use the old name.Sol RingOpen the full glossary

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Rulings for Shao Jun

explain how Shao Jun works in tricky situations. They come from Wizards of the Coast, the company that makes Magic.RulingThe official answer to how a card works in a tricky situation. Most rulings are written by Wizards of the Coast, the company that makes Magic, and a few are notes from Scryfall, the card database Magic players use. A ruling explains a card. It does not change what the card says.Open the full glossary

Wizards of the Coast 5 Jul 2024

You can tap any two untapped artifacts you control to pay the cost of Shao Jun’s last ability, including artifact creatures you haven’t controlled continuously since the beginning of your most recent turn.

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Commanders that share the most with Shao Jun, and what they share.

Color identityEvery color of mana symbol on a card, in its cost and in its rules text. Your commander's color identity sets the limit for your whole deck: every other card has to fit inside it. A deck led by a green and white commander cannot play a card with any blue in its color identity.Open the full glossaryURPlayers write colors as letters: U for blue, R for red. Blue is U because B was already taken by black.BurnBurn decks win by dealing damage straight to opponents with spells and abilities, rather than by attacking with creatures. Damage that hits every opponent at once counts three times over at a four-player table.Open the Burn pageMass BurnDeals damage to everything, or to every opponent at once, rather than to a single target. In a four player game the same card hits three people, so small repeated amounts add up quickly. Blasphemous Act, Impact TremorsOpen the Mass Burn pageBurnDeals damage directly, to creatures or to players. Because it can hit a player as easily as a creature, the same card can remove a blocker or finish off an opponent. Lightning Bolt, Blasphemous ActOpen the Burn pageGroup SlugGroup Slug decks hurt every player at the table at once, then make sure they can survive the pain better than anyone else. Typical cards make each player take damage or lose life whenever they draw, cast a spell or tap a land for mana.Open the Group Slug page